Last month, this American Wigeon was found on bustling Pico Boulevard in Los Angeles — hardly a suitable habitat for a dabbling duck. After several weeks in care, we released this wigeon at El Dorado Regional Park in nearby Long Beach. Volunteer photographer Bill Steinkamp was on hand to film the big day. Related: … Read more
Photos by Kelly Berry This week’s featured patient is a Common Loon at our Los Angeles center, shown here recuperating in an outdoor diving bird pool. Rehabilitation technician Kelly Berry gives us the backstory of this bird: This Common Loon was found at 12800 Ventura Blvd in Studio City on December 27 and was admitted … Read more
Photos by Isabel Luevano Update, January 18: Check out a video update of this bird’s progress here. One of the last patients admitted to our San Francicso Bay center in 2013 is this Brown Booby, a very rare visitor to the area. The bird was recently transferred to us from our friends at WildCare in … Read more
Photos by Isabel Luevano This week’s featured patient is a male Bufflehead, one of two such sea ducks currently in care at our San Francisco Bay center. Rehabilitation technician Isabel Luevano reports that one Bufflehead was found in Foster City, CA on December 13, and was thin with minor foot abrasions. The other bird was found in San … Read more
Photos by Bill Steinkamp Our patient of the week comes from International Bird Rescue’s Los Angeles center, which has been taking care of this juvenile American Wigeon for several days. Volunteer photographer Bill Steinkamp recently took a few snapshots of the bird recovering in a special waterfowl pen. This wigeon was found on Pico … Read more
Photo by Isabel Luevano Our latest patient of the week is a Sora Rail, currently in care at our San Francisco Bay center. Rehabilitation technician Isabel Luevano reports that the bird was found in Concord, CA, having apparently been caught by both a dog and cat in a backyard. There were no visible injuries on … Read more
Photo by Bill Steinkamp Our latest patient of the week comes from International Bird Rescue’s Los Angeles center, which at last count was caring for 42 birds, including Ruddy Ducks, Horned Grebes and a Rhinoceros Auklet. The Wilson’s Snipe was considered to be a subspecies of the Common Snipe until a decade ago, and is … Read more
This Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) was found beached in Monterey, CA and was transferred to us from a partner wildlife organization. We had this bird on our live webcam, The BirdCam Project, for several days, where it recently showed off its flight prowess and eagerness to escape! Here, the bird is released in the San … Read more
This week, International Bird Rescue’s San Francisco Bay center in Fairfield is caring for 137 birds at latest count, including this Horned Puffin. Rehabilitation technician Isabel Luevano reports the bird was transported nearly 200 miles to our center from County, where it was found emaciated with a foot injury. We’ll keep you updated on its … Read more